Noteworthy Trends and Developments in English-language Scholarship on Korean Religions in the Past Twenty-Five Years

The past twenty-five years have seen a blossoming of English-language scholarship on Korean religions. Yet little effort has been made to reflect on this scholarship as a community of Korean religions scholars--little effort, for example, to determine areas that have been studied well, that have been neglected or understudied, to recognize figures and texts that have been pivotal in advancing our understanding of various aspects of Korean religions. This roundtable aims to engage in such reflection, by discussing noteworthy trends and developments in English-language scholarship on the five main religious traditions of Korea in the past quarter century--Buddhism, Confucianism, Catholicism, Protestantism, and Shamanism--with discussion on each led by a panelist. During open discussion, in addition to questions specific to abovementioned traditions, broader questions—such as What does the future hold for the study of Korean Religions in the English language? —may also be entertained.